Chapter 1217: Treatment of Raydoss Citizens

Fran gave Esmeralda a brief explanation. Basically, the dukes of Raydoss started ma.s.sacring their own citizens, so we cooperated with the Red Knights to protect them. Then, we somehow ended up teleporting near Bulbora during the battle.

It took about five minutes, but I think she got the gist of it.

Siiigh

Meanwhile, Esmeralda seemed to be ma.s.saging her forehead to ease a headache on the other side of the sand rat. This must be quite a difficult story to handle.

Head to Bulbora as soon as possible. Ill let my subordinates there know youre coming. Make sure you keep the guys from Raydoss with you, as letting them go will cause even more problems. And dont worry, well treat them with respect as long as they do the same to us.

Got it.

Esmeralda can be savage when needed, but shes not the type to lie. We can rest easy that Sibylla and her folks will be safe as long as they dont cause any trouble.

I guess we first need to get everyone to Bulbora.

That said, were the villagers in any state to walk all the way there? The city may be visible from here, but theres still quite a bit of distance.

So much has happened. The intense battle, the teleport incident, and Biscots transformation into a dragon. I almost forgot that the villagers were pretty much at their breaking point.

All of them had been pushed to the limit, both mentally and physically. Probably the only reason they havent collapsed yet was because they needed to stay up and ensure the safety of their friends and children.

I want to let them rest, but theres one big problem.

The villagers are citizens of Raydoss, an enemy nation. The Red Knights even engaged the Kranzel army in a fierce battle just the other day.

Fran happened to cooperate with them to protect the villagers, but Kranzel isnt simply going to let their enemies walk free.

Not to mention how two Red Knight orders, Raydosss strongest forces, just illegally entered their country.

Kranzel might suspect Fran of collusion if we dont do something about this. We need to ensure Sibylla acts very carefully.

Sibylla.

Fran, Biscot somehow turned into a dragon You were manipulating evil energy with your sword, right? Do you have any idea how this happened?

No clue.

I see

Yeah, Fran truly doesnt know anything about this. Neither do it, aside from the Evil G.o.d Fragments obvious involvement.

Sigh

. I guess he was about to die, so we can consider it a win.

Kyuu!

I wonder if he can understand anything. Maybe as well as a dragon? Ive heard high-level dragons are decently intelligent

Kyuu?

I guess Biscot has always been a bit of an idiot, so probably not a big change there.

Kyua! Kyukyuu!

The black dragon screeched in protest. With a skillful movement of his small wings, he began floating in the air and gesturing with his limbs.

Can you understand what Im saying?

Kyuo!

Great, lets get down to the main question then. Are you Biscot?

Kyuu?

Why are you tilting your head like that? I cant tell what thats supposed to mean

The dragon blinked a few times with a tilted head.

You understand me, right?

Kyuu.

Do you have memories of being Biscot?

Kyuu? Kyu!

The dragon used his small claws to make a gesture indicating a little. It seems he does remember being Biscot, but the memories are vague.

Whats with that cuteness? Has our Biscot become a mascot?

Kyua?

Guess it cant be helped. You better listen to me, okay?

Kyuu.

Doesnt look like hell go berserk or start attacking people. Thats one thing less to worry about.

Sibylla, about whats next.

I suppose we cant simply part ways like this. Well end up fighting Kranzels soldiers in no time if were on our own.

Sibylla must also be worried about their future course of action. They have no clue whats going on within Kranzel, so there are too many unknowns.

Here.

Huh? A rat made of sand?

Its connected to one of the important people here. She says we should bring everyone to Bulbora.

So that really is Bulbora?

It seems Sibylla also recognized that we were within Kranzels borders. Come to think of it, we first met her during the Bulbora cooking contest.

Sigh

. Guess we dont have much of a choice if they know were here Can I trust you?

Nn. Theyll guarantee your safety as long as you dont cause trouble.

Alright. Ill order my men to refrain from acting recklessly.

Sibylla directed her gaze not at her subordinates but at the villagers sitting on the ground. For her, the lives of those villagers must be of utmost priority.

Theres no way to get all of them to safety when theyre this deep within enemy territory. If the knights get into a fight, the villagers are as good as done for.

And Kranzel will likely use them as hostages against the Red Knights. Perhaps they would even go as far as to make an example of the through torture and such.

Any true Red Knight would never abandon the villagers to such a fate, so I think we have their support. All thats left is to ensure the villagers act carefully too.

Even if even a single person runs off on their own, it might sour relations with Kranzel.

Klikka, Madred, we need to talk!

Roger!

Roger.

Sibylla informed Klikka and the others of the situation, explaining that they were in Kranzel Kingdom and needed to head to Bulbora.

Madred didnt like entrusting the villagers to Kranzel, but reluctantly agreed after hearing how there was no way to safely get them back to Raydoss.

Like I thought, many of the Red Knights were unfamiliar with foreign affairs.

Besides, these villagers were nearly ma.s.sacred by the East Conquest Duke. Would they even want to return to Raydoss in the first place?

Everyone is tired. Lets take a short break here before we move.

Alright. Klikka, Madred, make sure everyone stays on standby. Absolutely do not act on your own. Any of our actions are directly linked to the safety of our people. Got it?

Yes!

Roger.

Looks good. Now we should be able to reach Bulbora without any problems.